Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
in [Europe]
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From: Dave Frightens Me on 10 Aug 2006 16:48 On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:15:14 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> That is not a civil matter, it's criminal. > >It's called civil forfeiture, IIRC. If drugs are involved, it's usually a criminal matter. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 10 Aug 2006 16:51 On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:01:23 -0700, Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: >On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:14:23 +0100, The Reid ><dontuse(a)fell-walker.co.uk> wrote: > >>Following up to Hatunen >> >>>>>Europeans don't have as far to go to get abroad. >>>> >>>>that of course doesn't make it untrue. >>> >>> >>>No, but it raises a seriopus question as to the valdity of the >>>satement " Europeans do travel abroad more than Americans" >> >>does it? I thought it explained why it might be true but not >>unreasonable or surprising. >> >>>>>A great many of >>>>>the foreign destinations for Americans don't require a passport >>>>>(so far, anyway). >>>> >>>>what would be your guess on % of Americans who travel abroad and >>>>who travel abroad beyond Mexico and Canada (a guess, I'm not >>>>interested in a cites war). Are there a lot of countries US >>>>doesn't need passports? >>> >>>Define "abroad". >> >>other countries > >So Mexico and Canada and the Caribbean islands are "abroad", even >for Americans. Certainly the islands, yes. I guess Americans don't realise what they are actually doing when they go to Canada or Mexico. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: JohnT on 10 Aug 2006 17:39 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1c1nd2d73uh103ir0buuj7o0nk9r3mpiuc(a)4ax.com... > Jordi writes: > >> The average European family has a home, car, computer, mobile phone, >> cable-TV and whatever else the American family has, and has more time >> to enjoy it together. > > If only that were actually true. Mixi is right. I don't have cable TV. But he seems to have nothing on the list except a computer and a cellphone. Not that he would describe himself as average. JohnT
From: JohnT on 10 Aug 2006 18:24 "Martin" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:qsbnd25rbjh4vgl8qnq4kkq2rf8egan7fa(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:39:24 +0100, "JohnT" > <johnhillriseDONOTSPAM(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:1c1nd2d73uh103ir0buuj7o0nk9r3mpiuc(a)4ax.com... >>> Jordi writes: >>> >>>> The average European family has a home, car, computer, mobile phone, >>>> cable-TV and whatever else the American family has, and has more time >>>> to enjoy it together. >>> >>> If only that were actually true. >> >>Mixi is right. I don't have cable TV. But he seems to have nothing on the >>list except a computer and a cellphone. Not that he would describe himself >>as average. > > We have two of each so together we are above average. Which we already knew ;) JohnT
From: mrtravel on 10 Aug 2006 20:37
Jordi wrote: > However, I was recently in Tecumseh, ON, where crossing to the US > (Detroit) is a matter of crossing a bridge and was told a not > insignificant number of people do conmute from Canada to the US. > Plus, Canadians rank #2 in the number of illegal immigrants to the US |